when David his Soveraigne Lord and King fled before Absalon said unto him As the Lord liveth and as the Lord my King liveth in what place my Lord the King shall be whether in death or life even there surely will thy servant be THE SECOND BOOKE Of the Love and Dutie wee all owe to our Native Countrie I Am now to intreate of the second Dutie which everie man oweth to his native Countrie and the Common-wealth wherein hee liveth and inhabiteth But ere I proceed let me expound the meaning of this word Patria or Countrie because there are sundry opinions â—…oncerning this point some affirme that We ought to take this Vniversall world for our true and Nâ—…tive Countrie of which opinion Socrates was for on a time being demanded what Countrie-man hee was made this answer The world is my Countrie and of that opinion were many other considering what small certainety there is in the dwelling of any man in any one place and the often revolution vicissitude or alteration of things and therefore would without naming any place in particular take the wide world for it All the earth is a vertuous mans proper dwelling place as the Sea is of fishes The Philosopher Anaxagoras one the other side being asked what Countrie-man hee was answered pointing up to heavâ—…n with his finger there is my Countrie adding withall as Lactantius reporteth that hee was borne onely to contemplate upon heaven his native Countrie whither he was to returne againe The Ecclesiasticall Historie maketh mention of a man called Sanctus who being brought before a Magistrate for the profession of the Christian Religion and there examined what his name was and of what Countrie I am said he a Christian that is my name my Countrie my parentage and all in all But I must as Plinie adviseth every writer cogitare titulum remember the subject I am in particular to entreate of without exspatiation therefore here I must take a mans Countrie to be the place of his birth not onely in a Kingdome of Province whereon hee depends but also of a Citie or any other particular place of Government where it was the will of God he should be borne yea of the place where hee personally dwelleth and inhabiteth with his wife children and family and where he hath his goods and maintainance for the sustaining of his livelihood for every mans Countrie saith Cicero is where he is best pleased to live and hath his meanes about him according to the French Proverbe Là où sont nos biens là est nostre pays that is where our substance and wealth are there is our Countrie which is most true therefore every man is bound to defend and preserve it against all invasion either of domestike or foâ—…aine foes even as his owne life wife children family or what else is most deare unto him So in briefe I affiâ—…me the place of our aboad as well as of our birth to be rightly called our Coâ—…ntrie which Countrie of ours ought not to have the last place as some would in our affection and love but rather the first Art thou so foolish saith Plato as thou knowest not thaâ—… thy Countrie ought to be preferred before thy parents and kindâ—…d and that thou oughtest to love it more then fathâ—…r or mother The love of our Countrie Common-wealth said Theognis the Poet Is and ought to be no lesse sacred then that â—…hich is 〈◊〉 a father and his child And 〈◊〉 saith If a fâ—…er 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 his oâ—…ne sonne should 〈◊〉 keepâ—…â—…is â—…sell but at the first dissâ—…ade him if he prevailed 〈◊〉 tâ—…en to rebuâ—… hiâ—… if he at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 is neither blood 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 place 〈◊〉 unto us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to us then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it ought to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 love of our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or affect for in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and if it be wasted 〈◊〉 destroyed who 〈◊〉 have any pleasure in any thing that he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 said Pericâ—… Hee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ease and plentifully is withall ruined and undone on the contrary when it flourisheth the poorest man feeles no discommodity but fareth the better if a Country or Common-wealth be affrighted and terrified said Caesar there is not any one man therein be hee never so stout or wary of himselfe but hee will stumble and fall with the ruine thereof but in the welfare and flourishing of the same the meanest shall find wherewith to make himselfe merry therefore wee should be wanting in nothing that might redound to the honour land profit of our Country Cato Vticensis well knew how to put this in practise and withall to certifie so much unto Cicero who thanking that grave and wise man for that in the Senate he had defended Fabia Terentia Cicero's wives sister against Pâ—…blius Clodius who had accused her falsely It is not unto me said Cato that you ought to give thankes but rather to the Common-wealth because all that I doe say or câ—…unsell is for the love of the common good of my Countrie Agesilam said as much to the King of Persia which King admiring the vertues of Agesilaus after such time as the peace was concluded betweene him and the Spartanes he sent unto him and requested that he might joyne friendship and amity with him yea and hospitality in living together Agesilaus refused it saying That the love and amity of the Common-wealth of Sparta did both content and suffice him and as long as it would last and endure he had no need to contract with any other for that was enough and the greatest glory of praise and commendations that ever Antiquity gave or could give to excellent men and the bravest spirits was for that which they did either for the preservation and defence of their Country or else for the enlargement or extension of the bounds and limits thereof and from this generous affection to their native Country have proceeded so many glorious acts and noble atchievements that they have afforded matter to the most learned pens that ever wrot to the admiration of all posterity There was never yet any good and noble spirit that did not love and affect his Country Nature herselfe having impressed in the hearts of such as are well borne a charitable love and a most sweet and deare affection toward it for men naturally love that ayre they first drew and with which Nature first refreshed them at their first comming into the world For hereby Nature hath a great interest in us yea we perceive her forâ—…e in plants herbes and other insensible things as there are plants that cannot endure to be transported out of their owne naturall soyle as Balme will grow no where but in Iudaea or Palestina and
the greater part of people killed the King and carryed the remnant of the people unto Babylon and made a golden Image commanding all men without exception to worship it upon paine of being burned alive in an hot fierie furnace and yet neverthelesse Danâ—… said thus unto him Oh King thou art King of Kings for the God of heaven hath given thee a Kingdome 〈◊〉 strength and glory and the Lord himselfe calls him his servant and the Prophet 〈◊〉 in his Letter written unto the Jewes who were captives in Babylon exhortes them to pray for the peace of the Citie whither they were carryed captives And the Lord commands all nations to put their necks that is to submit themselves under the yoake of the K ng of Babylon and that he will visit those Nations with the Sword Pestilence and Famine that will not â—…mit themselves to be Subject to Nabuchadâ—…ezzar and that those who would serve him should live Serve therefore saith hee the King of Babylon that ye may live Now concerning the benefit that Subjects reape by being loyall and faithfull to their Soveraignes Now let me speake in a word of the benefit the faithfull Subject receives for performing this dutie of Obedience First it gives a man great satisfaction in his conscience to God-ward hee may with alacrity and boldnesse either speake to or petition his Soveraigne in case of necessity or oppression hee shall thrive in his estate he shall live in safety and be protected from injuries and inconveniencies according to that of the Wise-man Hee that keepeth the Commandements shall know no evill thing On the contrary by their disobedience they repugne the Ordinance of God and infringe his Law which who so doth his life shall ever hang in feare before him and he shall be affraid even of a shaken leafe and many times the disloyalty and undutifullnesse of subjects toward God and their lawfull Princes draweth downe the vengeance of God upon the Land by taking those good Princes away and giving them more cruell and tyrannous in their roome from whom they must expect like the Israelites among the Aegyptians heavy and gâ—…ievous tasks both give their tale of bricke and gather the straw Subjects who sticke not to offend their Soveraigne should remember that Ira Principis est nuntia mortis the indignation of a King is not a small matter as many populous Countries have found to their cost It is the roaring of the Lion and againe saith the Preacher Where the word of the King is there is power I advise thee saith he to take heed to the mouth of the King yea the Lord for a good Kings sake sometime defers the punishment and misery he meaneth to inflict upon a stubborne and rebellious Nation as we read he did in the time of good Iosias when he said hee would 〈◊〉 the calamities preordained for the Israelites for their sinnes and Idolatrie for their Kings sake who walked uprightly before them let us therefore by all meanes seeke the favour of the King which as 〈◊〉 saith is like the dew upon the grasse yea a mans heart is as it were revived when his Princes countenance is favourable and pleasant toward him Let me give some examples of true love and loyaltie of some Subjects towards their Soveraigne Princes beginning with those of Great Alexander of whom it is written that they loved their Prince so dearely and bare such respect and honour unto him that they did worship and reverence him as if hee had beene a God And after his death his 〈◊〉 never sat in Counsell about the affaires of the Empire of Macedonia and of other Provinces by him conquered but they had in their Tents or Counsell chambers the Image of this great Monarch their Soveraigne lively drawne out as to â—…reate and deliberate of State affaires in his presence The Persians loved Cyrus their first King 〈◊〉 well that in memory of him and for his sake they loved all those that were crooked nosed nay they would not permit any to sit in his Throne but such kind of men Wee doe thinke said they that the holiest ordinance which we have is that which commands us to honour and love our King neither more nor lesse then the Image of our God because there was never or ever shall be a better King then Cyrus was And Zenâ—…phon for his sake wrote his Cyropadia to give the world a patterne of a good and excellent Prince exhorting all others to imitate him Xerxes another King of Persia who came with that mighty Army consisting of more then a million of men to conquer Greece was no lesse beloved of his Subjects then Cyrus and after him Darius as may appeare by this ensuing Historie Herodotus discoursing of the divers and sundrie opinions that men had of that cowardly retraite or plaine flight of Xerxes after that his Army was vanquished saith that he was faine to embarque himselfe in a ship of of Phoenicia and to direct his course for Asia when being surprized with a dangerous storme the wind standing Northward and the ship so full of people and over-charged many of the Persians being cast away in their flight The King much affrighted herewith demanded of the Pilot if there were any hope or meanes of saving their lives who answered hee saw none at all unlesse many of the passengers were cast into the Sea which Xerxes hearing said thus unto them My friends I beseech you that some of you would have a care of your Kings safety seeing his life and death is in your hands at which words many of his faithfull subjects rising up and doing him low reverence presently threw themselves headlong into the Sea so by this meanes the ship being light ned Xerxes arrived safe in Asia There cannot be a more reall proofe and truer touch-stone of love and loyalty then when men doe lose their lives freely and willingly for their Prince as these men did surely it is an example worthy of eternall memorie Menander King of Bactria was also so well beloved of his Subjects that when hee dyed all the Cities and chiefe Townes under his Dominion held severall Obsequies and made shewes of a funerall for him yeelding him after his death all the honour and respect that they could possible imagine a manifest token of their extraordinarie affection they bare unto him in his life time yea more to manifest their love when his body was to be consumed with fire as was then the manner of those people a great contention arose among the forenamed Cities which should be honoured with his Sepulcher in the end after much strife and debate it was agreed and consented unto betweene them all that each Citie should have an equall portion of his ashes to be kept as an holy relique in their Temples which was an apparant signe how desirous they were to have had him alwayes to be among them After the death of Pelopidas who
who seing him much perplext in mind because he could not take in the City of Babylon which was revolted from under his obedience and knew how difficult it was to recover it againe resolved neverthelesse with the perill of his life to reduce it againe unto his Soveraignes subjection therefore to effect his designe â—…hee cuts off his owne nose eares and lips and withall caused his servant towhip him so extremely that he 〈◊〉 so mangled and disâ—…gured that few could hardly know him then he went unto Darius who was astonished at the fight of him and acquainted him with his plot which done away he goes to Babylon and there related unto the Citizens how cruelly Darius had used him whom before them hee threatneth with great protestation that hee would be 〈◊〉 on him These 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 seeing his pitifull and miserable estate beleeved all that he said to be true and knowing him to be very valiant and a brave Souldier made choyce of him to be their Commander and Generall which authority and place 〈◊〉 so discretly and cunningly managed that in a short â—…ime he brought his designes to effect surrendring the Citie into the posseâ—…ion of Darâ—… who had 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 two 〈◊〉 yeares together without hope of 〈◊〉 taking it To conclude these examples only one more out of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where I observe the great love of the Israelites to King David their Soveraigne as being ready to hazard their lives upon one word which he spake yea in a manner a thought This King having his Army by the Cave of 〈◊〉 and the Army of the 〈◊〉 his enemies in the valley of Rephâ—… having also their Garrison in the Towne of Beth-lehem it happened that David as it were longed for some of the water of Beth-lehem when hâ—…e said Oh that one would give me to drinke of the well of Beth-lehem which is by the gate then three of his mighty men brake into the Host of the Philistims and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate and tooke and brought it to David but he would not drinke thereof but powred it downe to the ground because they had brought it with the perill of their lives saying O Lord be it farre from me to doe this is not this the blood of those men who went in jeopardie of their lives to bring it Neverthelesse the act was a most certaine proofe of the great love and affection which they bare unto their Soveraigne Wonderfull strict and hard is that obedience and duty the Turke exacteth from his Subjects true love is volountary not compelled oderunt quem meâ—…uunt among the Christian Nations England and Spaine honour and reverence their Soveraignes as one writeth above all others What greater love and affection could be showne or exacted from Subjects then that Queene Elizabeth of happy and blessed memory received from the heartie votes of her people who could never be weary of viewing her person and with generall acclamations praying for her long life in fields streets high-wayes which way soever shee went in time of her ' Pro gresse and in other times the like reciprocall love she returned them againe with God blesse you my good people every one I will protect you all to the utmost of my power c. And blessed be God we now live under a most gracious mild and mercifull Prince as ever raigned in England our deare and dread Soveraigne King Charles of whom why may I not say as much as the Romanes did of their Titus that he was Humani generis delitiae therefore by so much the more deserve all disobedient Subjects laesae Majest 〈◊〉 is rei to be severely punished by how much his goodnes and lenity is abused but hereof enough I will now draw toward a conclusion of this Discourse heartily desiring unity and peace between all Christian Princes and their Subjects and that Kings as Soveraigne Lords would have faith and truth in all their actions with wisedome and Justice for the well governing and guiding of their people which is the greatest motive to cause their Subjects to love and honour them more and more and with their goods to be ready to lay downe their lives for them especially when they doe regnare lenta manu governe with mildnesse a vertue so requisite in a Prince that it doth comprehend and containe in it selfe all others vertues as we read how that great King 〈◊〉 being wonderfully incensed against the Jewes upon the false accusation of wicked Haman when Queene Hester came and made request unto him in the behalfe of her people it is written that God turned the Kings heart into mercie and mâ—…ldnesse and saved the lives of all the Jewes who were then at the very point to be put all to death if this change of his rigour into mildnesse and mercy had not beene which is indeed an especiall gift of God And for Suâ—…jects their love should be shewed by the honour and respect which they beare to their Soveraignes Therefore they should alway be endued with patience constancie and diligence being borne to that estate or calling Saint Peter willeth us to submit our selves unto all manner of Ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be unto the Kng as unto the Superiour or unto Governours as unto them that are sent of him for the punishment of evill doers and for the praise of them that doe well and Saint Paul saith Give unto all men their duty tribute to whom tribute is due Custome to whom Custome is due honour to whom honour and to shew that we ought to submit our selves not onely to good Kings and Princes but also unto all in generall whom God hath ordained over us the same speakes againe in these words Yoe must be subject not because of wrath onely but also for conscience sake for even as a Prince is obliged to maintaine by force of Armes and by the Lawes his Subjects persons goods and families in safety so the Subjects doe owe by a reciprocall obligation to their Prince Allegeance sidelity subjection obedience succour all ayde and helpe that lieth in their power They ought to consider that hee that angers his Prince endangereth his owne life for saith Salomon Hee that provâ—…kesh the King to anger sinneth against his own soule Let us therefore love him with all our hearts Let us feare him as wee ought to doe that is to say with a feare full of honour and respect and let us study to continue in his favour grace then shall we fulfill and performe that which God requires of us yea commands 〈◊〉 to do in his holy Word My 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Saint 〈◊〉 the like Honour all men love brotherly fellowship feare God honour the King Last of all let us have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that we walke via â—…na joyne hearts and hands and now or never imitate that good Subject Ittai the Gittiâ—…e who
take your servants and your maid-servants and the chiefe of your young-men and your Asses and put them to his worke He will take the tenâ—… of your sheepe and you shall be his servants and then the Prophet addeth this And then you shall crie out at that day because of your King whom yee have chosen you and the Lord will not heare â—…ou at that daye signifying hereby unto tâ—…e Israelites and also to all others that they ought with all patience to endure the Dominion of their Soveraigne Prince and performe this condition without grudging mutinie or rebelling and indeed this is an excellent lesson to teach all Subjects to containe themselves within the bounds of their duty and obedience towards him whom God hath appointed to beare rule and Dominion over them for as the Apostle saith There is no power but of God To enter into moe particular considerations which ought to moove Subjects so much the more to love their Kings and Soveraigne Princes it is most certaine that God doth endow most commonly those whom he would have to raigne over his people with some singular and Supernaturall guifts as wisedome fortitude knowledge vivacity of Spirit goodnes of nature c. above and beyond the common people We read an excellent and good example in Moses the first Governour and Conductor of the Children of Israel complaining unto the Lord of the burthen of his charge and of the hardnesse of the hearts of the Hebrewes praying him to comfort and assist him with some Counsellours to helpe him to beaâ—…e the weight of his charge received this answer srom the Lord I will doe it saith he but I will take of the spirit which is upon thee and put it upon them to the end that they may beare the burthen or the charge of the people with thee so that thou shalt not beare it alone which sheweth manifestly that Kings and Princes have the guift of the Spirit and that their Subjects have it not but in a small measure or in part as the woman of Tekoah said unto David My Lord the King is even as an Angell of God to know good and bad signifying hereby that hee knew what to doe upon Earth for God doth by Kings as great Princes are used â—…o doe by their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…deth for them understanding the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 excellent Tutors to instruct them viz. the Angels and withall we observe that they begin to bud and yeeld the â—…ire blossomes of their 〈◊〉 understanding and consequently to bring forth fruit soonâ—… than their Subjects as we may reade of Salamon who decided the controversie betweene the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when 〈◊〉 was but twelve yeares old as saith 〈◊〉 of Iosias and many others Hence wee may justly gather that Subjects are obligâ—…d to love their 〈◊〉 and Superiours not onely by the Law of man or of Nations but by the Lawes and Commandements of God as appeareth in many places throughout the whole Scripture The 〈◊〉 had no lesson 〈◊〉 often taught them then to be alwayes ready to obey their Superiours and Magistrates to be patient in labours constant in 〈◊〉 and never to forsake or runne away from the place which they were to desend and make good for they were injoyned to die first rather then by abandoning it to save their lives which if they did they were immediatly to be put to death and 〈◊〉 this Common-wealth wâ—…s best â—…steemed of all others in the world for Policie 〈◊〉 under the Lawes of 〈◊〉 it flourished for the 〈◊〉 of five hundred 〈◊〉 and upward that they 〈◊〉 as a rule to all other Nations in the world to conforme themselves by with the enemy contraâ—… to his commandement his commandment in going forth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Soveraigne Submit your selves saith the Apostle unto all maâ—…er of Ordinance of man for the Lords sake 〈◊〉 wee ought to obey for conscience sake where you see a manifest and most â—…cient proofe of the authority and power God hath imparted unto Princes over 〈◊〉 Subjects againe by the same Apostle The Prince is the Minister of God for thy 〈◊〉 but if thou dost evill feare for be 〈◊〉 not the Suord in vaine or for nought for hee is the servant of God to take 〈◊〉 on him that doth evill and writing unto his Disciple Titus hâ—… saith Put them in remembrance that they be subject to Principalities and pâ—…wers and that they obey their Governours for we must acknowledge that there is no 〈◊〉 but of God and he that resisteth this power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves judgement Seeing therefore it hath pleaseth God to establish this order amongst men that is to be governed by Kings and Soveraigne Magistraâ—…s unto whom hee hath given power of ruling and raigning over them wee must readily and willingly yeeâ—…d them all obedience tendring unto them our service as well in times of peace as of warâ—… in peace as ornaments in warre as 〈◊〉 and Bulwarkes against a common enemy â—…sides wee ought to speake of them with all honour and respect not to trâ—…duce them nor their actions in publike or private among 〈◊〉 for were it but for our owne 〈◊〉 knowing that Princes have 〈◊〉 eares and as long 〈◊〉 and as I formerly 〈◊〉 The Birds of the ayre will beare away thy 〈◊〉 and the fowles will relate thy words c. Againe Thou shalt not raile upon the Iudges â—…aith the Lord nor speakâ—… evill of the Ruler of thy people in briefe wee must with all humility honour serve and reverence them as well in words deeds as also in our very thoughts Neither is this sufficient but wee are bound to be mindfull of them in our prayers as well publike as private Saint Paâ—… writing unto Timothie exhorts him That first of all supplications prayers intercessions and giving of thankes be made for Kings and for all that are in authoritie or dignity for that â—…aith hee is good and acceptable in the â—…ight of God our Saviour which ought to be performed without any exception whatsoever they be good or bad for all power is of God which whosoever 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Ordinance of God and draw judgement upon themselves yea though sometimes God maketh use of them to chastise and punish his people according to their deserts as for example what crueltie did Pharaoh use against the people of Israâ—… in Aegypt commanding the Midwives to kill all the male-children of the Heâ—… as soone as they should be borne and with all commanding all his people to cast them into the Rivers endeavouring by this meanes wholy to extiâ—…pate Gods people yet the Lord said he had raised up Pharaoh who tyrannized thus over them What Tyrant or theefe could be more cruell then Nebuchadnezzar King of Assyria for he wasted all Palestina befieged all Hierusalem pillaged it brake downe the walls of it burn'd the Temple defiled the holy Sanctuary slew
away ro execution but in the meane time the Queene of England being then and there present seeing them all thus manacled and by the Executioner led away to the place where they should suffer fell a weeping and desired the King to take some compassion upon them and to give them their lives saying that it was great pitie to put to death men of such a resolution and magnanimous fidelity the King forthwith granted her request and more-over albeit that the King had planted and established in 〈◊〉 a new Colony he gave those men leave still to continue and dwell in the Towne imagining that they would be as true and faithfull to him their deliverer as they had beene lately to their owne King and Country One Iohn Pecolat a Citizen of Geneva performed a notable act to maintaine the liberty of his Country This man being in Savoy at such time as Charles the third of that name and the ninth Duke of Savoy made warres against Geneva in the yeare of our Lord 1518. to debarre them of their antient liberties vvas by the instigation and prosecution of the Savoyans put upon the racke to make him confesse something that was to the hurt and prejudice of his Countrie the which he endured very constantly for the space of three houres albeit hee was left once upon the racke all the while the tormentors were at dinner who in the end seeing that he would not abuse his tongue in relating any thing against his Countrie caused a Barber to be sent for to shave off the haire of his head and beard because they imagined that he was charmed in the meane time still unwilling to confesse or say any thing that might endamage or injure his Country the Common-wealth of Geneva upon a suddaine hee snatch'd the rasor out of the Barbers hand and with a couragious resolution cut out his owne tongue therewith which his persecutors would have enforced to lie against the liberty and priviledges of his native Countrie whose memorie is to this day and ever shall be had in perpetuall honour in that famous Citie Let us on the contrarie take a view of the lamentable events and miserable ends of those vvho have prooved Rebels to their King and Country and how they have beene rewarded yea by those who did employ and set them on worke who rewarding them for the most part according to their demerits have hated them after ever to the death and all in generall have branded vvith the name of Traytors disdaining their base disloyalty to the disgrace and shame of their posterity vvho many times though they may redeeme their credit with men they hardly can escape the just judgement of God heavily falling upon themselves and their issue for confirmation hereof I will produce some notable examples Philip King of Macedon knâ—… very well how to use and handle a wicked Traytor for albeit sometimes he made use of such vipers yet hated them unto death for when one 〈◊〉 an Olynthian by whose ayd and treachery he had taken the Towne of Olynthia complained unto him how the 〈◊〉 continually reviled him still upbraiding and calling him Traytor for his treachery in betraying his native Country Philip made him this witty and fatyricall answer The 〈◊〉 quoth hee are such fâ—…s and dolts that they 〈◊〉 call any thing but by its owne name Therefore 〈◊〉 all Traytors consider that those great Princes who imploy them doe 〈◊〉 the same affection towards them during the time they are to make use of them as 〈◊〉 to the gall and poyson of some vâ—…ous beasts when they stand in need of them for they are very glad to find them out wheresoever they may become by to serve their turne when they have occasion to use them but when they have by their help and meanes obtained that which they wish'd for they hate and detest the malice and venome of such beasts and commonly kill them So Treason is acceptable to great personages when hereby they have obtained that which they sought for and desired as the Emperour Augustus once said unto Rhymitalces King of Thrace who had forsaken and abandoned Marc. Antonie and made his brags that hee had joyned and associated him unto Augustus who made warres against him I love said hee the Treason but I hate the Traytor Darius King of Persia caused his owne sonne Ariobarzâ—… to be beheaded because he sought to betray his Army unto Alexander the great Agesilaus King of Lacedemonia having notice that Pausanias his sonne had received five hundred talents in gold of King Xerxes to betray Sparta into his hands pursued him unto a certaine Temple whither he was fled to save his life where the King caused the doores of the Temple to be stopped and block'd withall appointing a strong stone wall to be made round about it leaving him there to die most miserably with hunger and thirst whose body afterwards was cast forth unto dogs not vouchsafing to give him a grave so much did he detest and abhorre this Traytor though his owne sonne who would have betraid his native Country Iunius 〈◊〉 the first Consull of Rome caused his two sonnes Titus and Tiberius to be beheaded because they conspired to let the Tarquines into Rome from whence they had beene formely banished by reason of their Tyrannie and horrible vices 〈◊〉 a Senator of Rome did likewise kill his owne sonne because he had beene a partaker in the confpiration of Catiliâ—… and had forsaken Rome to take part with Catiline a notorious Traytor to his Countrie saying Oh wicked and base Traytor it was not for Catiline that I begat thee but for Rome thy native Countrie The Emperour Anrelius having made use of one Heraclemon a wicked Traytor who betraid his owne native Country unto him permitted one to kill him and then wrote unto Mallius Chilo in this manner I have given leave to one to kill him by whose meanes I tooke the towne of Thyane for I could not indure the Traytor and therefore I have willingly consented that my Souldiers should dispatch him out of the way for seeing hee had no pitie of his Countrie he would it is like not keep his faith and be true to me The Emperour Maximinus gave thankes to one Macedonius for having killed Tycâ—… who strove with him about the Empire but afterwards frowned upon him as upon a Traytor and in the end caused him to be slaine Now as concerning the rewards of Traytors I vvill produce unto you one notable example put in practise by Clovis the first of that name and the fift King of France This King had suborned two Serving-men to betray their Lord and Master unto him promising to bestow upon each of them a golden Corselet Afterward by their meanes having taken their Master vvhom hee supposed to have conspired against him and had caused to be put to death these Traytors demanded their reward of Clovis vvho sent each of them a
Corcelet of iron but vvhen they complained of the King he sent for and spake unto them in this manner You have judged better then my selfe for I have not done well in giving unto you Corselets of Iron a reward or a present indeed fit for honest men but you have deserved an halter a collar worthy and well beseeming false Traytors and hereupon presently commanded them to be hang'd But among many examples I will relate unto you two which are very remarkable wherein as in a glasse you may behold the just judgement of God against vvicked and perfidious parricides or Traytors to their Country the like vvhereof a man shall ever harldly heare of or read in any author The first is of a Spaniard named Iulian Earle of Ceuta who being wonderfully enraged against Roderick his naturall Soveraigne who had ravished his daughter called Cava was the cause â—…ot onely of the Kings death but also of the utter ruine of all his Countrie a perfidious an act as can be imagined and as extreme a vengeance as can be spoken of But behold the reward this wicked man received for his paines The Moores having by his meanes conquered almost all Spaine which they had in quiet possession allowing well of the treason but hating and utterly abhorring the Traytor first of all they layd violent hands upon this cursed Earle and reprooved his disloyalty and after having confiscated and ceased upon all his lands and goods they put him into a close prison where hee dyed most miserably having first seene his wife Faldrina stoned to death and his sonne throwne downe from the top of an high Tower in the towne of Câ—…uta Sanches a Spanish Historiographer relates his History and end something otherwise for he faith that after the death of King Roderick who was slaine in a Battell against the Moors they layd hands on this Iulian and after that they had reviled him for his perfidious treachery they hewed him to pieces in the fields whereby you may see how justly he was rewarded 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 against his Country I might for a little more content and satisfaction to the Reader insert in this place the Epitaph of this Roderick who was the thirtieth and 〈◊〉 King of the Gothes which is as yet to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the towne of Visena in â—…gall in detestation of the perpetuall 〈◊〉 of that perâ—…ous Iulian but fearing to be over-tedious I passe it over The other example is of him who by wicked treachery betrayed the I le of Rhodes unto Sultan Soliman the eleventh-Emperour of the Turkes Anno 1522. and in the moneth of December Solyman had promised to bestow upon the Traytor in recompence of his disloyalty one of his daughters in marriage together with an exceeding rich dowrie after the taking or conquest of the Iland this Traytor demanded of Soliman the performance of his promise whereupon the Turke caused his daughter to be brought forth in a most magnificent pompe according to her state and dignity and gave her to him in marriage which made this wicked Traytor to be so ravished with joye that he knew not what to do or how to behave himselfe but all his mirth and joy lasted but a small while for Solyman turning towards him spake unto him in this manner Thou seest said he how that I am a man of my word but yet in regard thou art a Christian and that my daughter and thy wife is a Mahumetane by birth and profession of Religion you cannot live in peace and aâ—…ity together and withall I cannot love my sonne in law except he be a Musulman within and without neither is it enough that thou dost abjure Christianitie as many of thy sect doe in hope of gaine or profit therefore thou must be strip'd of thy baptized and uncircumcised skinne and having spoken these words he commanded this his pretended sonne in law to be â—…yed and afterward to be layd down upon a bed of salt commanding his servants that if some small deale of Mahumetisme would possesse him in stead of Christianisme they then should bring his spouse and not till then unto his bed to lie with him this was the reward this wretched Traytor received for his disloyalty I will conclude this Discourse of men Traytors with the treasons of some women against their Country beginning first with two maydens and a marryed wife who sped no better in their reward then the forâ—…er The first was Tarpeia the daughter of Spurius Tarpeius who commanded the Capitoll in in Rome this maiden gave entrance to the Souldiers of Tatius Captaine Generall of the Sabines who had corrupted her with money for she had promised him when she went forth for water to leave the dore open for his Souldiers to enter in upon condition that they should give unto her all the golden bracelets rings and jewels they wore upon their left armes hands and wrists who in stead of Jewels cast upon her their Bucklers and Targets which they bore in their said left hands deceiving her by that meanes of her purpose and expectation hereby shee was pressed to death with the waight of the sheilds of those that entred the Capitoll The other was a Grecian maid whose name was Daemonica who was rewarded much like the other for Brennus King of the Gaules having pillaged all Asia and besieged the towne oâ—… Ephesus this maid falling in love with Brennus promised to betray the towne unto him upon condition that all the Gaules should deliver unto her for a recompence all the golden chaines and bracelets they had the which he promised her she should have now having taken the towne by her meanes hee commanded his Souldiers to cast into the maids lap all the golden chaines and bracelets which they carryed about them thâ—… which in obedience of their King and Generall they did where she with the very wight of the gold was pressed to death The last example is of Romilda the wife of Gisulphâ—… Duke of Tivoli who beholding Cacan King of Scythia marching round about the walls of Modena which he then besieged affected him so well that she was upon the suddaine surprized and taken with his love insomuch that shee sent unto him a messenger who should signifie that if hee would marry her she would deliver the City unto him together withall the treasure Gisulphus her husband had who was then but lately slaine at the first arrivall of the Scythians in that place Gacan being very desirous of the victory accepted of the condition and hereupon she caused the portes to be opened and so received him into the towne which he and his men afteward piâ—…laged and bâ—…ought the Inhabitants into a miserable servitude Afterward Cacan feigning to be willing and ready to performe his promise and vow made unto her lay with her one night and used and intreated her as his wife But the next morning because hee would have all the world to know that hee hated and deteste her
was slaine in a battell in defence of the Thebanes and Thessâ—…ns endeavouring to free themselves from the cruell tyrannie of Alexander Phereus those people shewed the true love and affection that they bare unto him for we read that all those who were at this battell did never put off their Armour unbridle their horses or dresse their wounds untill such time as they were gathered together about him his blood as yet being scaâ—…ce cold and there before him cast downe all the spoyles that they had taken from their 〈◊〉 aâ—… though he had beene alive and understood of their dictory and moreover as in signe of their extreme sorrow they shaved off their owne haire and cut off the maines and 〈◊〉 of their horses and many of them afâ—… their returne backe to their Tents and Paviâ—…s would neither kindle 〈◊〉 light a candle eate or drinke in somuch thâ—…t throughout all the Campe there was great sorrow and a silent moâ—…ing 〈◊〉 one calling 〈◊〉 â—…ther Defender and Master and when his body was to be caâ—…yed to the 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 and Thessalians were at 〈◊〉 which of them should 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they made a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 in these words All the 〈◊〉 that can be 〈◊〉 be given 〈◊〉 the most 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Every one of 〈◊〉 accompanying him and 〈◊〉 so the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Crowne Armor of 〈◊〉 gold 〈◊〉 with either who should 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 honour The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be had governed the Empire but a small time 〈◊〉 so well beloved of his Subjects that when his body was laid upon the pile to be burned many of his people slew themselues to be confumed with him The Souldiers of Sertorius did the like over his body and others by whole troupes killed themselves willingly because they would not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 live him moreover they loved him so dearely that they vowed oâ—… dedicated themselves to his shadow or ghost as appeares by an Epitaph which is in Spaine at this day to be seene the inscription whereof 〈◊〉 this effect I have here inserted for the better content of the Reader Here lie enterred many bands of Souldiers who vowed themselves to the ghost of Quintus Sertorius and to the Earth the â—…ther of all things who living in sorrow and griefe for him most courageously assaulted one another and joyfully enjoyed the death which they willingly desired Take also another Epitaph of the same nature but of one particular man out of the same generall History of Spaine who shewed the like affection to the same 〈◊〉 I Berrucius Calaguritanus have given my life to the Gods Manes of Quintus Sertorius the sonne of M. being perswaded in my conscience I could not live any longer in the world after him who had all things common with the 〈◊〉 Gods Passenger who readest â—…his farewell and learne after my example to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and faithfull which is acceptable unto the dead who are disroabed of their humane bodies I must not forget nor omit to relate in this place the true and sincere love of one Guyemanus a Frenchman to his King and Soveraigne Childerick King of France Paulus Aemilius calls him Vidomar and not Guymanus this man seeing in a manner the whole Nobility wonderfully offended and â—…nraged against the King because abasing himselfe and his authoritie hee had ravished their wives and daughters gave him counsell to give way to their violence and to depart out of France seing hoe could not resist them promising him his true and faithfull service and assistance in this his extremitie and to use his best indeavour to pacifie the enraged French-men yea and to procure them to send for him backe againe whereupon Childerick fled from thence to Turinge to King Basin his intimate friend and kinsman taking with him one halfe of a peece of gold which was broken betweene him and Guymanus who kept the other halfe as a token to the end to sollicite his affaires as earstly and secretly as he could Guymanus managed his businesse so 〈◊〉 that be got the favour and grace of Gillon a Roman borne whom the French Nobility upon the expulsion of Childerick had chosen to their King and who then kept his Court at Soisson and still keeping his credit with the Nobility became gratious and in favour with both parties and in the end the onely man by whose advice Gillon was guided in tall his affaires wherefore having so good an opportunitie to effect his designes he gave the new King counsell and told him that the only way to maintaine his authority over his Subjects and to keepe them in due obedience was to raise new and great Imposts and Taxations npon them The Romane following this ill and unseasonable advice of Guymanus and being mis-informed of the humours of the French laid great imposts and Taxations upon them contrary to the custome of the Countrey immediatly the people began to murmur and complaine in all parts of the Kingdome and such as were most in favour with the common people cryed out that it was high time for them to shift for themselves and to prevent these and the like future mischiefes and those who had beene chiefest and formost in the banishment and expulsion of Childerick were not the last that began to complaine and cry out against Gillon their new King and in the end most of them were ready to rebell Guymanus perceiving how the game wont gave Gillon in private counsell to crosse and cut off their designes before they came to their full growth and head and to put to death the principall Authours and ring-leaders of that rebellion followed his advise and caused all that had a hand in the deposing of Childerick to be put to death Now by this meanes Guymanus got two strings to his bow first taking 〈◊〉 those who might hinder him to bring his designe to passe then by disposing the heâ—… of the rest of the French to deâ—… and 〈◊〉 after their true antient and naturall King and withall having made Gillon odious to the people this faithfull Subject laying hold upon so good 〈◊〉 occasion shewed unto the French-men their lightnesse and inconstancy in deposing their naturall King and in making choyce of a stranger farre more insupportable then their King was hereupon he â—…sily perswaded them to recall backe Childerick who having notice of their good will and affection and withall receiving that halfe piece of gold which Guymanus had sent unto him as a private to 〈◊〉 or signe that the coast being now cleare he should with all speed returne came backe againe unto France and was received by the French for their lawfull King compelling Gillon by the aid of his true friend and Subject Guymanus to give him place and be content with his former Government and condition which he had over the Gaules at Soyssons And as firme and constant was that love of Zopyrus towards Dariâ—… King of Persia his Soveraigne